2026 Edition
The history
Bahrain Victorius faces its 9th season at the forefront of cycling. Much like Astana has done over the past decade, the team represents an oil-rich country seeking a place on the global sport scene, driven by the initiative of Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa. The 30-year-old occasional triathlete is the son of the King of Bahrain, the president of the National Olympic Committee, commander of the Royal Guard and now, the owner of a cycling team backed by a consortium of Bahraini companies.
If Vincenzo Nibali was the face of the team at the beginning, now, after Mikel Landa’s departure, its main stars are Matej Mohorič and Pello Bilbao.
- Final victory0
- Stages victories3
- Red jersey1
- Other race Won1
Overall victories: 0
Stage victories: 3
2017: Vincenzo Nibali, in Andorra La Vella.
2021: Damiano Caruso, in Alto de Velefique.
2023: Wout Poels, in Guadarrama.
Leader jerseys: 1
2019: Dylan Theuns (1 day).
Victories in secondary classifications: 1
2021: Teams classification
IN FIGURES
6: Damiano Caruso's participations in La Vuelta.
KEY DATES
March 6th 2017: Sonny Colbrelli gets the first World Tour victory for Bahrain-Merida’s team in Amilly (second stage of Paris-Nice 2017).
March 17th 2018: Vincenzo Nibali wins at Milan-San Remo, the first race for the team, after a long breakaway.
October 3rd 2021: Sonny Colbrelli wins his first Paris-Roubaix in a very rainy edition, as it was held on atypical dates due to Covid-19.
March 19th 2022: Matej Mohorič took the team’s second consecutive win at Milan-San Remo.
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